Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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